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Monday, January 22, 2018

I would argue -- as Sen. Graham apparently does -- that Trump's
staff (specifically John Kelly and Stephen Miller) is to blame for this shutdown, and
therefore ultimately Trump himself.

It's
my understanding that more than one bipartisan compromise has been
presented to Trump, and given he's an awful negotiator AND has no real
strong policy beliefs, he was ready to go with any of these compromises
-- BUT Kelly and/or Miller convinced him to decline. Both are
immigration hawks, but more so they likely reminded Trump that
compromise would not go over well with "his base."

And if there's one
thing we can learn from his one-year in office, Trump will do anything
to appease or please his "base" supporters.

Just another lie when he said, "I will be president for all Americans." Nah, more like 30%-35% of Americans.

Saturday, January 20, 2018

It's not surprising Trump mentioned the country of Norway amidst his "sh*thole" ordeal. Norway is somewhere between 85%-90% white. That fact is likely one of the few that Trump knows cold.

Of course, the irony is lost on clueless Trump that Norway also happens to be one of the most socialist countries in the world. As in Bernie Sanders socialist. Norway has universal health care, tuition-free college education, one-year paid maternity leave, 52% of workers are unionized (vs. 10% in U.S.).

And despite being so socialist, Forbes magazine ranked Norway as one of the top-10 best countries in the world to do business (U.S. was just #18).

Finally, Norway is perennially near the top of the list when ranking the happiest countries.

No doubt Trump knew none of these other facts, only the one about Norwegians' predominant skin color.